Curtain-fixture.



C. A. SCHEIF. CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLIOATIONFILED SEPT. 11. 1907.

' Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

IHAR-LES A. SOHEIF', OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1908;

Application filed September 11, 1907. Serial No. 392,292.

To all 1477mm it ma 1/ concern:

Be it known that I, Ciunnns A. Sennrr, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at littsburg, in the county. of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in(urtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain fixtures, and more particularly to thesupport of window-sash curtains.

The invention has for its object to provide an extensible yieldingsupport for sash curtains, that can be easilv and quickly attached tothe sash frame or a window,-to support curtains of various widthsand'dimensions.

To this end, I have devised a simple and inexpensive yielding curtainred, the rod being of suflicient rigidity to support curtains of variousweights without permitting the same to sag. In designing the rod I haveaimed to simplify its construction as much as possible, wherel'iy therod can be manufactured at a comparatively small cost, without impairingits durability and general usefulness.

The detailconstruction entering into my invention will be presentlydescribed, and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims. i

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a pers ective view of a portion of awindow-frame il ustrating the curtain support as used in connection witha window-frame or sash, Fig. 2 is a sec-- tional view of one end of thecurtain support or rod, Fig. 3 is a similar view ofamoditied form offastening an eyelet to a rod. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a rodillustrating a further modification and simple form of the same, Fig. .5is a sectional view of a modified form ofiastcning means employed forsupporting one end of the rod upon a sash or windowframe, Fig. 6 is alongitudinal sectional view, partly in elevation of the preferred formof construction, and Fig. 7 is a detail sectional View of one end of therod illustrating a fun thcr modification. I

To put my invention into practice, I construct the curtain support orrod of a coil spring 1 ca able of being extended or stretched. T iiscoil spring constitutes a sleeve or outer section of the pole, and inthe same I place a rod 2 for sup orting the convolutions of the springand ac ding rigidity to the same, when a weight is suspended from saidspring. The rod 2 also assists in placing the coil spring 1 in the hemor run-way of a curtain, otherwise the spring might buckle and requireconsiderable time in being placed in the hem of the curtain.

Adapted to iit in the end convolutions of the spring 1 are eyelets orhooks 3, the shanks of said eyelets or hooks in the form of constructionshown in Figs. 1, 2, and 6 being capped, as at 4, and provided withthreads 5, whereby said eyelets or hooks can be screwed in the outerends of the spring 1 and firmly held therein by the convolutions of saidspring engaging the threads of the eyelet or hook.

In practice, the rod or spring is adapted to extend through a hem orrun-way 6 of the curtain, and after the eyelets or hooks have beenplaced in engagement with the ends of the spring, these eyelets or hooksare fastened to supports '7 carried by a windowframe 8, or to eyelets 9carried by a Window-sash 10. It is therefore evident that I do not careto confine myself to the place in which the curtain rod or support isused.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have illustrated a slight modification ofmy invention, wherein the eyelets or hooks 3 are provided withinteriorly threaded caps 10 for screwing upon the ends of the spring 1.

Another and more simple form is illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings,wherein the ends of the spring 1- are bent to provide the eyelets orhooks 3, thus making the spring and eyelets or hooks integral parts. Asthis construction is more simple than the construction illustrated inFigs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it may be preferred in some instances.

A still further modification of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 5of the drawings, wherein the eyelet or hook is dispensed with and anapertured spherical body 11 carried by the threaded cap 10 is employed,this apertured spherical body fitting upon a hook 12, carried by a plate14 adapted to he socured to a window-frame sash.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings, I have illustrated a still furthermodification of my invention, wherein the'eyelet or hook 3 is providedwith a plain shank 15, adapted to be soldered, or otherwise secured inthe outermost convolutions oi the spring 1.

In connecting the rod or support of a spring or yielding element I amenabled to stretch the rod or support between two fixed or separatepoints, thus permitting of the rod or support being used for curtains ofvarious widths. support pass through the hem of a curtain, as a curtaincan be draped over the same.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is 2- 1. Acurtain ole comprising a coil spring,

a rod fitting wit inthe-spring and extending approximately to the endsthereof, and fastening means carried by the ends of said coil spring.

2. A. curtain ole comprising a coil spring, a rod fitting Wit inthespring and extending approximately the length thereof, andfastening'means detachably-secured to the ends of said spring. 1

3. A curtain pole comprising a closely It is not essential that the rodor wound coil'of wire, a rod fitting neatly in the.

coil and extending approximately the length thereof, and fastening meanscarried by the ends of said coil.

4. As a'new article of manufacture, a curtain pole comprising an outersleeve formed of a closely wound wire coil, a rod inclosed thereby andon which the coils of the Wire are free to expand and retract, the saidrod extending approximately the length of the outer sleeve, andfastening means carried by the ends of said sleeve.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the-presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES A. SOHEIF.

Witnesses:

K. H. BUTLER, MAX H; snoLovrrz.

